Japan unveiled for the first time August 2013 the Izumo (DDH-183),
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF) future helicopter
destroyer which will become the flagship of its fleet. First
of the 22DDH class, the Japanese Navy Izumo is the largest
warship built by Japan since World War II. The 248-meter-long
and 19,500-ton helicopter carrier named Izumo is still under
construction in Yokohama and is set to be commissioned into
service in 2015.